Sound Off

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

“Sound Off” is a forum to spur dialogue from residents of the many communities we serve on topics of interest in those communities. Fair game are comments that raise issues of note or amplify ongoing debates.

We will not publish comments that are potentially libelous, slanderous, vulgar or inappropriate. Publication of “Sound Off” comments is at the sole discretion of this newspaper.

“I would like to thank the kind person that found and returned my cane to my home and let it outside my door. My 86 year old bones need it badly.”

-- Albert of West Chester“Tex ... about your comment on President Obama and the Department of Defense cuts that are taking place. Try to understand what is going on with the situation you are commenting about and why it has happened.”

-- Phil of Coatesville“President Obama, after losing the last round of gun control measures in Congress is now supporting the United Nations small arms treaty, which would require the United States to mandate licenses for gun and ammo sales. This treaty could include shotguns and handguns. It mandates international gun registry. This means access to foreign governments of American firearms records. Confiscation will certainly follow registration. Our nation’s founders are certainly rolling over in their graves. Call your senators to oppose this treaty.”

-- Tex of West Chester“Brooks ... about if George Romney had been elected president, things would be just as bad if not worse. If Mickey Mouse had been elected president things would be just as bad if not worse. I think we have Mickey Mouse in the White House now. He is Jimmy Carter times ten. Our energy policy is in the toilet our Medicare and Obamacare and all the other dabbling that he has done with our health care is an absolute train wreck. He has not improved this economy, he is an absolute disaster. We would have been much better off is Mickey Mouse had been elected. The man is a disaster.”

-- Evelyn of West Chester“I am middle aged and I am learning how to operate the computer in my cell phone. To me, speaking into my cell and calling out companies, people, cities and other topics is simply amazing. My kids have had me shout different issues of the Philadelphia Archdiocese into the cell. Gossip among people is one thing, but checking their accuracy can be completed in a minute or so. I am shocked to see the number of sexual attacks by our local Philadelphia clergy right here in Delaware and Chester counties. Of the more than 150 predator priests almost all have violated the law for decades while without ever having been prosecuted. The church has always covered it up. There is no transparency.”

-- Bob of East Goshen“Adding up the total of financial aid and scholarships offered by colleges to graduating high school seniors is no measure of a high school success. In fact, it is deceitful. The high schools tell their students to apply to 10 colleges or so. Just one national merit scholar could be offered 10 scholarships. That’s $500,000. Just a few grads could cost the class to be offered several million dollars. So what does it prove other than it being shrew marketing for the private or prep high schools to attract more applicants for itself. The high school could ask all college athletic financial aid offers to the academic offers and appear really, really successful.”